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Berezina ((Démarches).)
Par Sylvain Tesson. 2015
" S. Tesson décrit son voyage en side-car de Moscou à Paris, sur les traces de Napoléon, 200 ans, presque…
jour pour jour, après la retraite de Russie. La débâcle tragique de l'armée française, les tourments des soldats, les étapes du parcours (Smolensk, Minsk, la Berezina, Vilnius, etc.) sont relatés. " -- 4e de couv.On Foot to Canterbury: A Son’s Pilgrimage (Wayfarer)
Par Ken Haigh. 2021
Why Homer matters: A History
Par Adam Nicolson. 2014
Author of God's Secretaries (DB 56486) examines the historical impact and modern-day relevance of Homer's epic poems The Iliad (DB…
66356) and The Odyssey (DB 72052). Discusses the cultural traditions which influenced the stories, differing interpretations over the years, and ways to read Homer in the twenty-first century. 2014Sightlines: a conversation with the natural world
Par Kathleen Jamie. 2013
Fourteen essays explore connections within the natural world. In "Pathologies" the author reflects on her mother's death and examines the…
role of diseases in our lives. "Three Ways of Looking at St Kilda" details three trips the author took to the island off the coast of Scotland. 2012The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
Par Hélène Hanff. 2016
Author of 84, Charing Cross Road (DB 39381) provides a witty account of a first journey to England, with visits…
to Windsor, Oxford, the Shakespeare country, Stoke Poges, and London. Mrs. Hanff tastes fame fleetingly as an author on Bloomsbury Street. 1973Six dots: a story of young Louis Braille
Par Jen Bryant, Boris Kulikov. 2016
A narrative biography of Louis Braille, who lost his sight as a young child while playing in his father's workshop.…
After being exposed to coded military messages at the Royal School for the Blind in Paris, Louis invented his own alphabet--a system for writing using six dots. For grades K-3. 2016A year of Sundays: taking the plunge (and our cat) to explore Europe
Par Edward D. Webster. 2004
Recounts author's year-long 1997 European trip with his visually impaired, menopausal wife, Marguerite, and sixteen-year-old cat, Felicia. Describes putting careers…
on hold to realize their dream and embarking "on a quest for adventure," exploring eateries, tourist destinations, and romantic locales in France, Greece, Holland, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Austria. 2004